Datuk
Datuk (or its variant Dato or Datu) is a Malay title commonly used in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia, as well as a traditional title by Minangkabau people in West Sumatra, Indonesia.
The title of the wife of Datuk is Datin.
Origin
The oldes ...
Nur Jazlan bin Mohamed (born 15 February 1966) is a
Malaysian
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* Malaysian Malay, a dialect of Malay language spoken mainly in Malaysia
* Malaysian people, people who are identified with the country of Malaysia regard ...
politician
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who served as the
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs I in the
Barisan Nasional
The National Front ( ms, Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties. It is also the third largest political coalition with 30 ...
(BN) administration under former Prime Minister
Najib Razak and former Minister
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi ( ms, أحمد زاهد بن حميدي, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 4 January 1953) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 11th and 14th Deputy Prime Minister from July 2015 t ...
from July 2015 to May 2018,
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for
Pulai
Pulai is a suburban area in the city of Iskandar Puteri, Mukim Pulai, district Johor Bahru, state of Johor, Malaysia
Name
Pulai was named after Pulai River.http://jpbd.johor.gov.my/images/jpbd_DokumenTerbitan/Handbook.pdf Pulai is a speci ...
from March 2004 to May 2018 and Chairman of the
Public Accounts Committee from June 2013 to July 2015. He is a member and Division Chairman of
Pulai
Pulai is a suburban area in the city of Iskandar Puteri, Mukim Pulai, district Johor Bahru, state of Johor, Malaysia
Name
Pulai was named after Pulai River.http://jpbd.johor.gov.my/images/jpbd_DokumenTerbitan/Handbook.pdf Pulai is a speci ...
of the
United Malays National Organisation
The United Malays National Organisation ( Malay: ; Jawi: ; abbreviated UMNO () or less commonly PEKEMBAR), is a nationalist right-wing political party in Malaysia. As the oldest continuous national political party within Malaysia (since its ...
(UMNO), a component party of the ruling
Barisan Nasional
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(BN) coalition which is aligned with another ruling
Perikatan Nasional
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(PN) coalition. He is seen as a great attacker and opposition of PN by repeatedly and frequently voicing attacks and oppositions against it despite his coalition is aligned with PN coalition and joining its administration.
Personal life
Nur Jazlan is married and has three children. He is the eldest son of former Information Minister
Mohamed Rahmat
Mohamed bin Rahmat (4 January 1938 – 1 January 2010) was a Malaysian politician, and former Information Minister of Malaysia (1978–1982, 1987–1999). He was famously known as Tok Mat, Mat Setia and Mat Mr Propaganda.
Personal li ...
, who was of
Javanese and
Chinese
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descent. Nur Jazlan's mother Puan Sri Salbiah Abdul Hamid was of
Teochew Chinese heritage, and associates closely with the Chinese community. He is a columnist for ''
The Malaysian Insider
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''.
Education
Nur Jazlan is an alumnus from the South Bank Polytehnics, United Kingdom and Emile Woolf School of Accountancy, London.
Corporate career
In the year 1990, Nur Jazlan was appointed as one of the Administrative Executives in IGB Corporation Berhad. he stayed in IGB for a year before moving to Equatorial hotel (M) Sdn Bhd and later in 1994 he was appointed as the Finance Officer for the joint venture of Proton-DRB Sdn Bhd. He stayed there up till the year 2004, where he left his corporate life to contest in the 12th General Election.
Political career
Nur Jazlan was elected to federal Parliament in the
2004 election for the UMNO-held seat of Pulai, previously held by Abdul Kadir Annuar.
[ Percentage figures based on total turnout.] He ran for the Deputy Presidency of UMNO in 2008, citing the need for UMNO to regenerate after the
2008 election, stating "UMNO must realise it is at the crossroads—it's a matter of life and death." His candidacy was described by former Prime Minister
Mahathir Mohamed
Mahathir bin Mohamad ( ms, محاضير بن محمد, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; ; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, author, and physician who served as the 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the office ...
as one of a "joker". By the end of October 2008, Nur Jazlan had withdrawn from the race. In the
2013 election, he retained his seat, withstanding a challenge from senior
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
The Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS; ms, Parti Islam Se-Malaysia; ms, ڤرتي إسلام سمليسيا, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset) is an Islamist political party in Malaysia. As the party focused on Islamic fundamentalism, PAS's ...
(PAS) politician
Salahuddin Ayub, a local but
Kelantan
Kelantan (; Jawi: ; Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate'') is a state in Malaysia. The capital is Kota Bharu and royal seat is Kubang Kerian. The honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' (Jawi: ; "The Blissful Abode").
Kelantan is located in th ...
-based MP who switched back to Johor to seek to unseat Nur Jazlan. Days before the
2018 election, he tweeted that the postal votes will not have significant effects to the outcome of the election, as a response to the complaints of delayed postal votes. However, he was defeated by
Pakatan Harapan
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(PH) politician
Salahuddin Ayub in the election, along with other prominent politicians from UMNO.
Controversy
In July 2015, Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chief Nur Jazlan has come under heavy fire for postponing the hearing into
1MDB scandal from August to October.
Election results
Honours
* :
**
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Commander of the
Order of Kinabalu
The Illustrious Order of Kinabalu (Malay: ''Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Kinabalu'') is the only order conferred by the Governor of Sabah, Malaysia.
Background
The Illustrious Order of Kinabalu is established by virtue of Section 3(a) of State Honou ...
(PGDK) - Datuk (2000)
See also
*
Pulai (federal constituency)
References
Bibliography
* Hussien Alattas (Syed.), ''Perang di Parit Raja'', Al-Suhaimi, 1991
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Living people
1966 births
People from Selangor
Malaysian people of Malay descent
Malaysian people of Javanese descent
Malaysian politicians of Chinese descent
Malaysian Muslims
Malaysian accountants
Commanders of the Order of Kinabalu
United Malays National Organisation politicians
Members of the Dewan Rakyat
21st-century Malaysian politicians